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According to Wikipedia: "Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (born February 21, 1961) is a German man who came to the United States, assumed the alias Clark Rockefeller, and married a successful lawyer... Gerhartsreiter abducted his daughter, Reigh Storrow Mills Boss in July 2008 and was apprehended six days later. It was determined that Gerhartsreiter had wildly embellished his background to give ... Full story

Strike negotiations have collapsed again between British Airways and Unite, the trade union that represents the carrier’s cabin crew. The airline rejected the cost-saving package proposed by the union, which means that the strike is that much closer to becoming a reality. British Airways released a statement explaining the rejection. They said that their package for cutting costs includes minor changes to flight crew numbers, saving ... Full story

BANGKOK — The Thai capital braced for possible violence as anti-government activists launched Friday what they hope will be one of the country's biggest protests in an effort to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections. Leaders of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, called the Red Shirts because of their hallmark garb, have vowed to keep their "million-man march" protest nonviolent. Demonstrators ... Full story

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Forbes Magazine late on Wednesday named Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu as the world's richest man in its annual ranking, dethroning Microsoft /quotes/comstock/15*!msft/quotes/nls/msft (MSFT 28.97, +0.17, +0.59%) co-founder Bill Gates. Slim's wealth was estimated at $53.5 billion by Forbes, compared with Gates' $53 billion. Berkshire Hathaway's /quotes/comstock/13*!brk.a/quotes/nls/brk.a (BRK.A 123,250, -340.00, -0.28%) /quotes/comstock/13*!brk.b/quotes/nls/brk.b (BRK.B ... Full story

Mexican mobile phone titan Carlos Slim, criticised as a ruthless monopolist, is the world's richest man with $53.5bn (£35.7bn), according to the Forbes rich list. Bolstered by a surge in the share price of his America Movil empire, Slim's wealth edged ahead of the $53bn fortune amassed by the Microsoft boss Bill Gates, making the portly cigar-smoking 70-year-old the first non-American to hold the top ... Full story

Each Monday, the richest man in the world likes to sit down to a home-cooked Mexican meal of quesadillas or chile relleno in his simply-furnished family home. With just six bedrooms and a modest swimming pool, from the exterior the house is worlds apart from the sprawling mansions inhabited by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates – whom he yesterday beat to the top of the Forbes ... Full story

Industrial production in the U.K. fell unexpectedly by 0.4% in January from the prior month, a report from the Office for National Statistics showed Wednesday. Economists were expecting a 0.3% monthly growth for January after recording 0.5% increase in December. Annually, the index of production fell 1.5% in January, smaller than December's 3.7% decrease. But the decline was larger than the expected 0.8% drop. Monthly fall in ... Full story

A wanna-be "Jihad Jane" from suburban Philadelphia recruited killers online and volunteered to zap a Swedish cartoonist who insulted Islam, federal prosecutors charged Tuesday. The target who Colleen LaRose, 46, a convert to Islam, intended to kill is unnamed in a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday, but a source confirmed it was cartoonist Lars Vilks. Vilks drew ire among Muslims for drawing the head of the Prophet Muhammad ... Full story

I was watching Pawn Stars a few hours ago and was surprised to see Russian launch keys being featured. How cool is that?! The keys were initially thought to have been used for launching Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), but it turns out they were actually used for launching spacecraft. The gentleman selling the keys requested $10,000, but was shutdown and Rick offered nothing close to that ... Full story

Sunan International Airport is the main airport servicing Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Sunan International Airport has a car park, duty free shop, Korea Trade Bank, souvenir shops, disabled facilities, a taxi stand and disabled facilities. The Sunan International Airport has two runaways with the largest used for international flights. The second runway at Sunan International Airport ... Full story